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Elizabeth Proposes Potential Condemnation for “Baker Center Redevelopment Area”

Posted in: Area in Need Determination, Counties, Union County NJ by | No Comments Monday, March 23, 2015

Public Notice:

LEGAL NOTICE PROPOSED CONDEMNATION REDEVELOPMENT AREA DESIGNATION CITY OF ELIZABETH Please be advised that the Planning Board of the City of Elizabeth (“Planning Board”) will hold a public hearing (the “Hearing”) on Thursday, April 9. 2015 at 7:30 p.m. at City Hall, 50 Winfield Scott Plaza, Elizabeth, NJ, for the purpose of hearing persons who are interested in or would be affected by a determination that the following properties, called the “Baker Center Redevelopment Area” is a Condemnation Redevelopment Area: 829-961 Newark Avenue – Tax Account No. 11-847 827-907 Newark Avenue – Tax Account No. 11-847A 1001-1013 Newark Avenue – Tax Account No. 11-848 1015-1027 Newark Avenue – Tax Account No. 11-849 1029-1061 Newark Avenue – Tax Account No. 11-850 A Statement of Basis and boundary map has been prepared showing the boundaries of the Area, and the parcels included in the Area, as the basis for the Board’s investigation as to whether the Area meets one or more of the criteria required by the New Jersey Local Redevelopment and Housing Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-1 et seq., for designation as an “Area in Need of Redevelopment.” Copies are available for public inspection and reproduction at the offices of the City Clerk, City Hall, 50 Winfield Scott Plaza, Elizabeth, NJ, during normal business hours. Any person who is interested in this matter will have the opportunity to address the Planning Board and its professionals at this Hearing and to ask any questions concerning the contents of the Study or any other relevant issue regarding the designation of the Area, or any portion thereof, as a Condemnation Redevelopment Area. Any person who is interested in or affected by this matter will have the right to make oral or written objections at the Hearing to the designation of the Area as a Condemnation Redevelopment Area, and to provide oral or written evidence in support of these objections, all of which will be made part of the record of the Hearing. Should the Board, upon considering the Study and the testimony and evidence presented at the hearing, take action to recommend that the Area, or any portion thereof, be designated as a Condemnation Redevelopment Area, then the matter will be referred to the City Council, who will decide at a subsequent public hearing whether to adopt a resolution designating that the Area, or portion thereof, as a Condemnation Redevelopment Area. This designation of the Area as a Condemnation Redevelopment Area shall authorize the City of Elizabeth to exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire any property in the Area. Patrick J. McNamara, Esq. Scarinci Hollenbeck 1100 Valley Brook Avenue Lyndhurst, New Jersey 07071 Counsel to the City of Elizabeth Planning Board 3/21,28/2015 $291.40
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Rahway Planning Board Looks at Mixed-Use Development

Posted in: Area in Need of Redevelopment, Counties, Mixed-Use, Site Plan - Subdivision, Union County NJ by | No Comments Friday, March 20, 2015

Public Notice:


CITY OF RAHWAY PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that, pursuant to the requirements of the City of Rahway Central Business District Redevelopment Plan (the “Redevelopment Plan”) and the Municipal Land Use Law, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq. (MLUL), Dornoch Rahway II, LP has made application to the Planning Board of the City of Rahway for Preliminary and Final Major Site Plan Approval, Preliminary and Final Major Subdivision Approval, deviations from the Redevelopment Plan and such other relief as may arise during the course of the application for a mixed use development consisting of 208 residential units and approximately 5,331 square feet of retail space on property known and designated as Block 318, Lots 1 through 10 and 23 as shown on the City of Rahway Tax Map; which land is located in the Central Business District Redevelopment Area (CBD-1 Subdistrict). The subject property is approximately 2.07 acres and has frontage on Main Street, East Cherry Street and Poplar Street. The application is made in accordance with that certain “Redevelopment Agreement” between Dornoch Rahway II Urban Renewal, LLC and the Rahway Redevelopment Agency dated October 1, 2014 (the “Redevelopment Agreement”) and in accordance with that certain Agreement of Sale between Dornoch Rahway II Urban Renewal, LP and the Rahway Parking Authority dated January, 2014 (the “Parking Authority Agreement”). Applicant seeks Preliminary and Final Major Site Plan Approval to allow the construction of two mixed use structures serving a total of 208 residential unit and approximately 5,331 sq. ft. of ground floor retail space. The proposed North Building will include 92 residential units and 1,970 square feet of retail space. The proposed South Building will include 116 residential units, 3,274 square feet of retail space, together with 3,697 square feet of amenity space and 1,742 square feet of leasing office space. Both the proposed North Building and proposed South Building will include four stories of residential units above a ground level story comprised of lobby space, retail use, garage parking and other building services, in addition to one story below grade comprised of garage parking and other building services. The Applicant further proposes the extension of Monroe Street from Main Street through the subject property to East Cherry Street (the “Monroe Street Extension”). In addition to the parking proposed under the North Building and under the South Building, Applicant is proposing on-street parking on Main Street (14 spaces); Poplar Street (2 spaces); Monroe Street Extension (13 spaces); and in the newly created Rahway Parking Authority Lot (26 spaces), which are part of the subject application. Applicant also seeks Preliminary and Final Major Subdivision Approval to subdivide the subject property into three (3) new tax lots. Proposed Lot 1.01, Block 318 (0.59 acres) is intended to serve the North Building. Proposed Lot 1.02, Block 318 (0.85 acres) is intended to serve the South Building. Proposed Lot 1.03, Block 318 (0.24 acres) is to serve a 26 space Rahway Parking Authority Lot which will be conveyed to the Rahway Parking Authority pursuant to the terms of the Parking Authority Agreement. The subdivision approval also includes the creation of the Monroe Street Extension. Applicant further seeks the following deviations from the Redevelopment Plan pursuant to Section X-E of the Redevelopment Plan: (i) Minimum Lot Depth Deviation requested from Central Business District Redevelopment Plan, Page 9, Section IV-B.6(c) which requires 100 ft. minimum lot depth; whereas the Rahway Parking Authority Parking Lot has depth of 69.62 ft. (ii) Minimum Rear Yard deviation requested from Central Business District Redevelopment Plan, Page 9, Section IV-B.6(d)(i) which requires 10 ft. minimum rear yard setback; whereas proposed Lot 1.01 (North Building) has a rear yard setback of zero feet and whereas proposed Lot 1.02 (South Building) has a rear yard setback of 0.50 ft. (iii) On-Site Parking Spaces deviation requested from Central Business District Redevelopment Plan, Page 11, Section IV-E, which requires 208 on-site residential parking spaces; whereas 198 on-site residential garage parking spaces are proposed. Section IV-B.6(c) of the Redevelopment Plan requires, in general, 1.25 spaces per dwelling unit (1.25 x 208 dwelling units = 260 required spaces). Of these, a minimum of 1.0 space per dwelling unit (1.0 x 208 dwelling units = 208 spaces) shall be provided on site. The remaining required spaces shall be provided in on-street spaces, public or private parking lots and/or through a payment pursuant to the Parking Authority Agreement. The Applicant further requests all other deviations, variances, waivers, relief, exceptions, and/or approvals as may be required under the circumstances pursuant to the Redevelopment Plan and/or the MLUL. The application, the plans and prior approval Resolutions and related documents are on file and available for public inspection between the hours of 8:30 AM and 4:30 PM Monday through Friday, in the Office of the City Planner, 1 City Hall Plaza, Rahway, New Jersey 07065. A public hearing will be held by the Planning Board of the City of Rahway regarding the above application on Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at 7:00 PM in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Building, 1 City Hall Plaza, Rahway, New Jersey, at which time and place you may appear in person, or by attorney, and present any comment or objection you may have to the application. Ronald L. Shimanowitz, Esq. Hutt & Shimanowitz, PC Attorneys for Applicant, Dornoch Rahway II, LP 459 Amboy Avenue/P.O. Box 648 Woodbridge, NJ 07095 (732) 634-6400 ($97.68)
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Linwood Passes Ordinance Declaring Area In Need of Redevelopment

Posted in: Atlantic County, Counties by | No Comments Monday, March 16, 2015

Public Notice:

CITY OF LINWOOD
ORDINANCE NO. 3, 2015

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 20, 2004 AN ORDINANCE DECLARING THE PRUDENTIAL AND BLOOM SITES IN NEED OF REDEVELOPMENT AND APPROVING A REDEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THOSE AREAS AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES HERETOFORE ADOPTED THE PROVISIONS OF WHICH ARE INCONSISTENT HEREWITH.

This Ordinance was introduced at a meeting of the Common Council of the City of Linwood, County of Atlantic and State of New Jersey held on February 11, 2015 and approved for final passage after a public hearing held on March 11, 2015.

APPROVED: March 11, 2015
Richard L. DePamphilis, III, Mayor
Printer Fee: $14.79
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Pub Date: March 16, 2015

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New Hanover Township May Look To Condemnation To Facilitate Redevelopment

Posted in: Area in Need Determination, Burlington County NJ by | No Comments Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Public Notice:

 

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO INVESTIGATE A PROPOSED CONDEMNATION REDEVELOPMENT AREA DESIGNATION NEW HANOVER TOWNSHIP JOINT LAND USE BOARD Take notice that the New Hanover Township Joint Land Use Board will conduct a public hearing on March 3, 2015, at 7:30 P.M. in the New Hanover Township Municipal Building, 2 Hockamick Road, Cookstown, New Jersey to conduct a preliminary investigation into whether certain properties in New Hanover Township along the Wrightstown-Cookstown Road and lying in the General Commercial and Neighborhood Commercial Zone Districts should be designated as an area or areas in need of redevelopment, potentially involving condemnation, pursuant to the “Local Redevelopment and Housing Law.” The subject properties are Tax Map Block 1 Lots 1, through 11.02 and 12 through 14.01; Block 2.01 Lots 1.01through 3.01, 5.04, 6.03, 6.04, 6.05, 7.01, 7.04 and 8.03; and Block 2.02 lots 4 through 7.02 and 7.03. In the event that the Board determines that any property should be designated as in need of redevelopment, it will submit a report to the governing body so recommending. The governing body may then adopt a resolution determining that the delineated area, or any part thereof to be a redevelopment area. Any owner of such property has the right to challenge that designation/ determination by filing a timely written objection and by filing an appeal. A map of the proposed redevelopment area is on file in the office of the Township Clerk at the above address and is available for public inspection weekdays from 8:30 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. Anyone interested in or who may be affected by a determination that the area, or any part of the area, should be designated as in need of redevelopment may express their views on the proposal by appearing at the hearing either personally or through counsel. Written objections with or without evidence in support of same may also be submitted in advance. Written objections should be addressed to the Board Secretary at the above address. Adv. Fee: $94.76 BCT: Feb. 13, 20, 2015 Aff. Chg: $20.00
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Clinton Township Looks To Redevelop Former “Fox Seals” Site

Posted in: Area in Need Determination, Hunterdon County NJ by | No Comments Monday, March 2, 2015

Public Notice:

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE CLINTON TOWNSHIP PLANNING BOARD ON WHETHER AN AREA IS IN NEED OF REDEVELOPMENT Block 53 Lot 3 Clinton Township PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on March 16, 2015, at 7:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, in the Clinton Township Public Safety Building, 1370 Route 31 North, Clinton Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, the Planning Board of the Township of Clinton, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-6Aa, shall hold a public hearing on whether the following study area qualifies as a “Non-Condemnation” area in need of redevelopment pursuant to the criteria established in the Local Redevelopment and Housing Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-1 et seq.: property known as the Township’s former Municipal Building, sometimes referred to as the “Fox Seals” site, located at the corner of West and Washington Streets and identified on municipal tax maps as Block 53 Lot 3. A map of the study area and the report prepared by Burgis Associates, Inc. on behalf of the Planning Board regarding this matter, entitled Area in Need of Redevelopment Study, Former Municipal Building Site, Block 53 Lot 3, are on file with the Township Clerk and the Planning Department, and are available for public inspection during normal business hours when the municipal building is open for public business, at the Municipal Building located at 1225 Route 31, South Lebanon, New Jersey 08833. At the conclusion of the public hearing the Planning Board will vote on whether or not to recommend to the Clinton Township Council that the study area qualifies as a “Non-Condemnation” area in need of redevelopment pursuant to the criteria established in the Local Redevelopment and Housing Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-1 et seq.. Members of the public interested in, or who would be affected by a potential determination that the aforesaid area is, or is not, a “Non-Condemnation” area in need of redevelopment may, either directly or through counsel, and either orally or in writing, may be heard along with all objections at the above stated time and place. Rebecca E. D’Alleinne Planning Board Secretary Date: February 20, 2015 (Pr’s fee $75.98) 02/26, 03/05/15
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Carteret will hear Mixed-Use Application Consisting of 261 Apartments and Retail

Posted in: Apartments, Area in Need Determination, Counties, Middlesex County NJ, Mixed-Use, Site Plan - Subdivision by | No Comments Friday, February 20, 2015

Public Notice:

BOROUGH OF CARTERET Public Notice Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held before the Planning Board of the Borough of Carteret on Wednesday evening, February 25, 2015, at 6:30 p.m. in the Carteret Police and Municipal Court Building, 230 Roosevelt Avenue, Carteret, NJ, regarding the application of Meridia, Cosmopolitan, Carteret, LLC, as the Designated Redeveloper of the subject property, who has filed an application with the Planning Board of the Borough of Carteret seeking amended site plan approval and such additional waivers and deviations from The Cooke Avenue Mixed Use Redevelopment Plan, District I, as may be deemed necessary in order to allow the demolition of all existing improvements on the subject property and permit construction of a five story mixed use structure containing a restaurant and other commercial and retail uses on the ground floor and 261 apartments units on the first through fourth floors. The ground floor will include off street parking to accommodate 153 automobiles. When the number of off-street parking spaces is added to the other proposed on street parking spaces, the total will be 215 spaces. The rooftop will include a restaurant. The property that is the subject of this application encompasses all of the property bounded by Cooke Avenue, Washington Avenue, High Street and Irving Street, Carteret, also known as Lots 1 – 15 in Block 6502 on the Carteret Tax Map. Maps, plans and other related documents are on file in the office of the Department of Planning and Zoning and are available for inspection during normal business hours. Meridia, Cosmopolitan, Carteret, LLC, Applicant JOHN DeNOIA, Attorney for Applicant 843 Rahway Avenue, Woodbridge, NJ ($29.40)
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No Hangover in Hackensack for Micro Brewery

Posted in: Bergen County NJ, Counties by | No Comments Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Public Notice:

 

CITY OF HACKENSACK ORDINANCE NO. 05-2015 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Ordinance No. 05-2015 of the City of Hackensack, County of Bergen and State of New Jersey, entitled: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 175 PERMITTING CERTAIN ALCOHOL MANUFACTURING PROCESSES “MICRO BREWERY” IN M-1, M-2 AND REHABILITATION AREA ZONE DISTRICTS was introduced and has passed its first reading at a meeting of the governing body of the City of Hackensack, in the County of Bergen, State of New Jersey, on February 12, 2015. It will be further considered for final passage after a public hearing thereon, at a meeting of the City Council to be held at City Hall, Council Chambers, 65 Central Avenue, on Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at 7:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter can reached. Deborah Karlsson, City Clerk CITY OF HACKENSACK ORDINANCE NO. 05-2015 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 175 PERMITTING CERTAIN ALCOHOL MANUFACTURING PROCESSES “MICRO BREWERY” IN M-1, M-2 AND REHABILITATION AREA ZONE DISTRICTS WHEREAS, the Mayor and Council of the City of Hackensack finds that modifying Chapter 175 permitting a “Micro-Brewery” use in the following Zone Districts M-1, M-2 and the Rehabilitation Area is a viable and a valuable commercial enterprise that should be promoted within the City of Hackensack to stimulate rehabilitation, reuse and redevelopment; and WHEREAS, the City of Hackensack Mayor and Council finds that after reviewing the Zoning Ordinance, 2001 Master Plan and subsequent Master Plan Reexamination Reports last completed in 2009 by the City of Hackensack Planning Board that the following Zone Districts are suitable Zones to permit a “Micro-Brewery” use; WHEREAS, the Mayor and Council of the City of Hackensack has referred this Ordinance to the City of Hackensack Planning Board as required under N.J.S.A 40:55Det. seq for their review and comment for consistency with the Master Plan; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by theMayor and Council of the City of Hackensack, County of Bergen, and the State of New Jersey as follows: Section 1: Ordinance Section 175-6.9, Prohibited Uses in all Zone Districts in the City of Hackensack, Table 1, Uses Specifically Prohibited, shall add language exempting micro-breweries after “Alcohol Manufacture” so it reads as follows: Alcohol Manufacture, but not including a Micro-Brewery as defined in Ordinance Section 175-2.2 Section 2: Ordinance Section 175-2.2 shall add: MICRO-BREWERY (Limited Production Brewery including a tasting room) A facility brewing any malt alcoholic beverages in a quantity consistent with a Limited Brewery License as authorized by N.J.S.A. 33:1-10(1b). Section 3: Article X – Ordinance Section 175-10.1b – Schedule of Off-Street Parking Regulations, Subsection B, “Parking Schedule” shall be modified to add Micro-Brewery under “Private Club, Lodgeand similar places of Assembly” so it reads “Private club, lodge, meeting hall, social hall, community center building, micro-brewery, and similar place of public assembly” Section 4: Schedule of Regulations shalladd “Micro-Brewery/Tasting Room” as Permitted Uses under M-1, M-2 and the Rehabilitation Area. Section 5. Should any section, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance be declared unconstitutional or invalid for any reason by any Court or administrative agency of competent jurisdiction, such provision(s) shall be deemed severable and the remaining portions of this Ordinance shall remain in full force and effect. Section 6.All ordinances or parts of ordinances or resolutions that are inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance are repealed to the extent of such inconsistency. Section 7.The City Clerk is directed to give notice at least ten days prior to the hearing on the adoption of this ordinance to the County Planning Board and to all others entitled pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:55D-15. Upon the adoption of this ordinance, after public hearing, the City Clerk is further directed to publish notice of the passage and to file a copy of this ordinance, as finally adopted, with the Bergen County Planning Board, as required by N.J.S.A. 40:55D-16. Section 8.This ordinance shall take effect after publication and passage according to law. Introduced: February 12, 2015 Feb. 16, 2015-Fee:$124.74(132) 3823024
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Gloucester Township Amends Glen Oak Redevelopment Plan

Posted in: Area in Need of Redevelopment, Counties, Gloucester County NJ by | No Comments Friday, February 13, 2015

Public Notice:


TOWNSHIP OF GLOUCESTER DECISION OF THE GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP PLANNING BOARD Take notice, on the 25th day of November, 2014, the Township Planning Board adopted a Resolution memorializing approval for Amending Ordinance O-97-017 Commonly known as the Glen Oaks Redevelopment Plan to Establish the BP- Business Park Overlay Zone pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40 A:12 A -1 et Seq., & Recommending the Township Council Adopt Amendment No. 4. The property is located at Block: 2301, Lot:1, 2, a portion of 3,4,5,6,7,8 and 9. This Request has been memorialized by resolution of the Gloucester Township Planning Board on January 13, 2015. The resolution, application, and plans are on file with the Planning Board Secretary of the Township of Gloucester and may be reviewed during normal hours at the Gloucester Township Municipal Building, located 1261 Chews Landing Clementon Road, Laurel Springs, NJ . Kenneth D. Lechner, Planning Board Secretary ($17.10)
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Jersey City Grants One Year Extension to Newport Developers for 790 Units

Posted in: Apartments, Area in Need of Redevelopment, Counties, Hudson County NJ, Site Plan - Subdivision by | No Comments Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Public Notice:

NOTICE OF DECISION BY THE JERSEY CITY PLANNING BOARD On January 6, 2015, the Jersey City Planning Board adopted a Resolution on Case No. P10-070 granting Newport Associates Development Company for a 1 year extension of a Preliminary and Final Site Plan Approval for the construction of a 790 unit apartment development with a 40 story east tower, a 31 story west tower and 5 levels of apartments in front of a 6 level 794 space parking garage, ground level retail or restaurant space, a portion of the Hudson River Waterfront Walkway, roadways, utilities, landscaping at 700 Washington Boulevard, Jersey City, New Jersey, a/k/a/ Block 7302, Lot 3.25 and 3.27 f/k/a Block 20, Lot 3.21 in the Newport Redevelopment Plan. This extension extends the vesting period of the approval through June 30, 2016. Any conditions in the approval which remain unsatisfied remain in full force and effect. A copy of the resolution is available for public inspection on any working day between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. at the Jersey City Planning Office, 30 Montgomery Street, 14th Floor, Jersey City, New Jersey, 07302. Connell Foley LLP James C. McCann, Esq. Attorney for Newport Associates Development Company 01/12/15 $121.46
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Galloway Township to Hold Public Hearing on Redevelopment

Posted in: Area in Need Determination, Atlantic County, Counties by | No Comments Monday, February 9, 2015

Public Notice:

 

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING OF THE PLANNING BOARD
Township of Galloway,
Atlantic CountyTo Whom It May Concern:

Please take notice that the Planning Board of the Township of Galloway will hold a Public Hearing on February 5, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. at the Municipal building, 300 E Jimmie Leeds Road, Galloway, NJ.

The public hearing is part of the investigation by the Planning Board as to whether the following properties as shown on the Municipal Tax Map qualify as an area in need of redevelopment under N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-1 et seq.

Block 1171, Lot 17

Upon completion of its investigation, the Planning Board will provide its recommendation to the Township Council.

If the Township Council adopts a Resolution determining that the property is an area in need of redevelopment, such designation shall constitute a finding of public purpose which will authorize the Township to offer tax or other financial incentives to encourage the appropriate redevelopment of the area.
The redevelopment designation shall not authorize the municipality to exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire property in the delineated area.

The study area is located along Galloway Road in the Limited Industrial (LID) zoning district.
The study area is bounded on the west by block 1171, lots 4.01 and 6 both owned by NJDEP and by a portion of the residential development on Southport Court; on the east by block 1171 lots 18 & 24.01; on the north by the residential development on Quail Hill Boulevard; and on the south by block 1171, lot 4.14 owned by NDEP and block 1171, lot 25.
The site is partially bisected by Galloway Road.
Maps showing the extent of this area are on file with the Municipal Clerk and in the Planning/Zoning office of the Township of Galloway Municipal Building and are available for inspection Tuesday through Friday from 8:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.

Anyone who is interested in, or who would be affected by a determination that the area is in need of redevelopment as defined in N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-1 et seq. and who favor or are against such a determination may be heard at the above stated time and place.

Heather Butler
Township of Galloway
Planning Board Secretary

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